Sept. 2, 2015
By Mike Gilbert, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Jersey numbers always have a certain element of superstition and lore to athletes. The numbers on athlete's backs provide comfort, familiarity or serve as a reminder of past success. For three members of the field hockey squad during fall practice, that number is 33.
Associate Head Coach Lisa Bervinchak-Love, entering her 22nd season coaching the team, is all too familiar with the number 33.
"Thirty-three was my dad's number in high school and it's just a great number, Larry Bird [wore 33]," said the former 1988 co-captain.
"It's exciting to see the number 33 because you don't see it much anymore. It's not as popular in field hockey where the numbers are usually lower, said Bervinchak-Love.
After Bervinchak-Love, Stacy Gilberg and Amanda Eckert were both among those to wear the number.
Gilberg and Eckert were both All-Americans. Bervinchak-Love is an All-American and Pennsylvania State Hall of Famer. Is the success of players wearing number 33 still a coincidence?
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